Newark Mayor Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term Tuesday as the chief executive of New Jersey’s ...

Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as voters also decide nine City Council seats. Political observers say the incumbent's ...

Ajamu Baraka, professorial with kind eyes, was an accomplished human-rights activist before joining the Green Party ticket as Jill Stein’s running mate. But the two leftist candidates—due for a ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court for a status conference Thursday following his arrest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility last week. Prosecutors confirmed they ...

NEWARK, N.J.-- Another high-profile mayor says he wants to jump into the New Jersey gubernatorial race. At a Black History Month event Monday night, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said, "I want to be the ...

NEWARK — The murmur of WBGO and the whispers from a steady stream of visitors were the only sounds in the South Ward living room. Walls were covered in paintings, photographs and lithographs. Jazz ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against interim ...

If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a June 9 runoff election. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks at a watch party for Analilia Mejia in New Jersey's ...